• Take the family out for a free look at local history at the Browns Point Lighthouse Cottage Museum. Exhibits include the Jerry Meeker Exhibit, a Puyallup Indian who was instrumental in the history of Browns Point and Dash Point; restored 1903 classic keepers’ cottage, furnished with antiques; history museum with hands-on displays; boathouse maritime exhibit with Coast Guard surf boat, antique tools, original fog bell. Hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, Browns Point Lighthouse Park, 201 Tulalip St. N.E., Tacoma. 253-927-2536, pointsnortheast.org.
Think of the pupusa as the Salvadoran cousin to a Mexican sope crossed with a quesadilla. Its a thick disc made from a masa corn dough; stuffed with meat, beans or cheese; and griddled until its a crunchy pancake with gooey innards. One or two make an appetizer; three or four make a meal.
The TV footage was almost two months old, but the fist-pumping squeal from Tacoma’s Devan Lawrence looked fresh enough. It’s hard to contain the joy of winning $40,500.
One of them is a born-and-raised Seattleite and recent college graduate about to step back from the spotlight to take a trip around the world.
• It’s festival season, and the Northwest Folklife Festival is kicking it off this weekend. The free event features more than 800 acts across 25 stages, celebrating all forms of cultural expression. Hours are 11 a.m.-10 p.m. today through Sunday, and 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday at the Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St., Seattle; 206-684-7300, nwfolklifefestival.org.
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